Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

tug-Ooal 10 mlgntlest man of-war a,'a'
procession; decks and rigging SII.ssN @ az u
the men who fought on the ssa ICY 70
old flag ever since we wera iOf a,l
Graudest feet the world ever sorI laaa {
on before all ages! Run I'D alltba. "
Ring all the bellsl Yea. ona. V99a b
portfolios! Unlimber the gnn. .'s ~ elI
and fire one great broadside tba, D
shake the continents in hono, - NTle
and the eternity Of the AmericaD p. F''t =
But lift ny hand and the scena : uU'
ished. Many Of the ships have .s a.. %
under the crystal pavement of IN. Ib,'pSr'
sea, monsters swimming in and -. ar
forsaken cabin, and other old crot, ~, q
swung into the navy yards. and nv! N.Y. q
the brave spirits who trod their daos. ,
gone up to the eternal fortres, ! : Y
whose casemates and embrasurs, q T. !.
we not hope they look down to.dsT !.
Joy upon Nation in reunited b,,s sYn =
hoodl
At this animal commemorative : "a
think that most Of you who wera i Il !;
naval service during our late wa. !,
now in the afternoon or evening atrs ,
With some Of you it is two o'cloek ~ Il
O'Clock, four o'clock six O'Clock a'1 ,I' =
will soon be sundown. If you wa~ i,
age when the war broke out Won ara y m a,
at least forty eight. Many of vor l. X
passed into the sixties and seven. sr
therefore it is appropriate that Ibo9 Stt
great lights for your ilIuminatior-snt
example Of Christian AdmiraIs con,s., ct
ed to Christ and their country, 49,
Foote and Admiral Farragut. Had srl,
Christian religion been a cowardlv a, he
they would have had nothing 10 dsv, d
it. In its faith they lived and died wi
our Brooklyn Nayy-yard Adr,1
Foote held prayer meetings and ,r'e'
Quoted a revival on the recairl
ship North Carolina, and on Sabbsrb Ire
out at sea, followed the chaplain nd
religious exhortation. In early In The
board the sloop-of-war Natchez, impys,th
by the words Of sailor, ne gave hisylo'
time for two weeks to the Bible, an IN
the end of that, declared openly: 0Bp,;
forth, under all circumstances | will q
for God" His last words, while dYn, ins
the Astor House, New York, wer ln'
thank God for all his goodness to me 10
has been very good to me- When "a;
tered Heaven he did not have 10 n, So
blockade, for it was amid the cheers INC
great welcome The other Chrstian me
miral will be honored until the day Tf,
the fires from above shall lick Up mo
waters from beneath, and there shal We
no more sea. ~
Oh, while old oceans breast -
Bears a white sail, ~,
And Gods stars to rest -
Guide through the gale, ~.
Men will him ne'er forget
Old hearts Of oak.
Farragut, Farragut, uei
TbundarboIt strolel licl
According to his own statement Fgsei
gut was very loose in his morals in q
manhood, and practiced all kinds Of mp
One day he was called into the Cabl iii
his father, who was a shipmsstet 3m
father said: Ms
David, what are you going to BE- pm
howW ve
He answered.: .ru'
Il am going to follow the sea-" ile
"Follow the sea-" said the father ou'
be kicked about the world and ,tAl era
foreign hospitalr ~
NO. said David, Il am going 70 mel
mand, like you" oel
no" said the father, "a boy Of IN
habits will never command any ti' ma !
and his father burst into tears and z !,
the cabin. -o''
From that day David Farragut 'tTs !,
on new life. Captain Penninga ~ =,
honored elder of this church, was ~ =
him in most of his battles and had b. r
innate friendship, and he confirms Y. ~,
had heard elsewhere, that FarragU ~ y.
good and Christian. In every greatds,Shaa, 4 =
of life he asked and obtalnel 49, ,
divine direction. When IN ~
bay, the monitor Tecumseh sunk ~ ,nts ~
torpedo, and the great war-ship BroC4 IN
thatwas,to lead the squadron, ,turnel md mr.
he said he was at a loss to know wa Iatcl
to advance or retreat, and he says ART.
Il prayed: %, God who creaea Tha
anu S gave nii, r1a99H' u-,J -oioo comnrlty q
CudLI ~ Ou' Anu rcu
me: Go on And went on" ,nsss
Was there ever a more toucnlng Ran
tian. letter than that which ne Em n,
his wife from his flagship Hartlorui ock
MYDgAREsr WIFE-I write and leaE ant
letter for you. am going into Moo.sH ~
the morning, il God is my leader ana Isi NJ
is, and in him 1 place my trust. II ne = 10 "
is the proper place for me to die an YES
submit to his will in that as IN all o.n'r The
Cod bless and preserve you, my ualn bins
my dear boy, if any thing should hapr., lie M
May his blessings rest upon !U- ,n5 curt
dear mother ana all youi '-''' Val,
children. s.ed .
Cheerful to the end, he salo, u ror,
the lalIapooSa d. III 'n0 i"'' Dry 4
took: ,snefi
ut would pc Wen II ui00 iere
ness.n ,..bu undr
The sublime Episcopal serVlw tcilit
dead was never more appropfisassE! Az Re no
than over his casket, and wei GM = he Al
forts of New York harbor thunusi Mn
body was brought to our Wnar,' -. 90 h
did the minute guns sound ana ~ samed am
toll as in a procession having ie eats not
the President of the Unlted o'' n,
his Cabinet, and the mighty % men md /,
and sea, the old Admiral wa va, r,ver 4
amid hundreds of thousands " "a Tbe
cred heads on Broadway, anu Tn,fton 1r \.
pillow Of dust in beautiful "" mock !
September 80, amid the pomp u wb,
tumual forests. .sGg,a.a
Ye veterans who fought ana ~ ao !,
der him, take your Admirars. u ~. osr :. !
Christ for your God and Chri'r Ill ,oivs' .1y y
few more conflicts you, too, An N q ac,, 49,
For the few remaining fights WIN St-is ~ Sy1 !
death and hell make ready s.st ~" Sfter,' l
vessel for the fray; hang the sIYr tnnshs ~. sa' /"
over the side; send down tIe ~ Sf i'm 90 a.
W.